Air Force Academy
Eastern Washington
Falcons Fall to Eastern Washington, 6-1
1/27/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Jan. 27, 2007
The Air Force men's tennis team suffered its fourth consecutive defeat Friday, dropping a 6-1 decision to Eastern Washington University at the Academy. The Eagles took two of the three doubles matches and five of six singles matches to drop Air Force to 0-4 this spring.
All three doubles matches were hotly contested, with two of them going to a tiebreaker. Unfortunately for the Falcons, EWU won those two. Pannhara Mam and Kyle Schrader pulled out a 9-8 (6) victory at the No. 1 spot over seniors Robby Alexander and Ryan White. EWU also won the No. 3 match in a tiebreaker as Patrick Millican and John Davis beat senior Keith Cronican and freshman James Tomlin, 9-8 (5). The Falcons' No. 2 team of freshmen Brett Rodgers and Mike Youn downed Daniel Pez and Art Karas, 8-5.
In singles play, Youn captured the No. 3 match for Air Force, defeating Pez, 7-6(3), 4-6, 1-0(8).The only other match to go three sets was a t No. 5, where EWU's Keithan Gregg beat White 4-6, 7-5, 1-0(6).
Air Force hosts Minnesota on Sunday at the Academy. The match begins at 10 a.m.
Eastern Washington 6, Air Force 1
Singles
1. Pannhara Mam (EWU) def. Robby Alexander, 6-4, 7-6(3)
2. Kyle Schrader (EWU) def. Brett Rodgers, 6-4, 6-1
3. Mike Youn (AFA) def. Daniel Pez, 7-6(3), 4-6, 1-0 (8)
4. Patrick Millican (EWU) def. Keith Cronican, 6-3, 6-1
5. Keithan Gregg (EWU) def. Ryan White, 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (6)
6. Art Karas (EWU) def. Kyle Epperson, 8-3
Doubles
1. Mam/Schrader (EWU) def. Alexander/White, 9-8(6)
2. Rodgers/Youn (AFA) def. Pez/Karas, 8-5
3. Millican/John Davis (EWU) def. Cronican/James Tomlin, 9-8(5)
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